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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1988)
December 1988 The Hat Trick returns to Cay Men Together's weekly discussion. Tonight's topic is picked out of a hat. (7-7:30 pm, social, 7:30-9:30 pm, discussion, PSU Neuberger Hall 465, 228-6935, hotline 248-6969.) 2 4 • SATURDAY loin Cay Men Together for a gay family holiday dinner. ( 228-6935 for details.) 2 7 • TUESDAY The Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation Outdoor Recreation Activities presents City Lights Sternwheeler Cruise. Cruise the Willamette and enjoy the city in its festive atmosphere. (6-8 pm. Board at Southwest Front and Stark streets, $6 adults, $3 children under 12 accompanied by adult. Bob, 796-5132.) COMI NG UP Enjoy a January weekend in southern Oregon at a women w riters' workshop tor both the experi enced and the inexperienced. Explore the inner self, evoke submerged stories and play with medi tation. Julie Dougherty, author of Dream Homes, w ill lead the weekend. (Jan. 13-15, Oregon Women's Land, $35-$40 includes two vegetarian evening meals, SASE to PO Box 3, Days Creek, OR 97429.) The International Gay/Lesbian X-C SkiFest will be held at Tahoe in February. This four-day event w ill include a moonlight ski tour and a trip to Reno. Free lessons w ill be available for beginners. (Feb. 9-12, Lake Tahoe, $145. register: 1475 Polk Street, #33, San Francisco, C A 94109, [4/51 267-3027.) The Lesbian Community Project w ill sponsor a conference on lesbian families, which w ill examine the many kinds of families of which les bians choose to be a part, as well as the issues facing lesbian families. LCP requests input: pre sent a workshop, call a caucus, volunteer on a committee, organize a children's activity, parti cipate. (Feb. 17-19, Portland State University, 233-9079.) ANNOUNCEMENTS The National Transvestite/Transsexual Hotline is a 24-hour free information service for female impersonators, transsexuals and transvestites. There are over 22,000 members nationwide. (1206) 329-TVTS.) Daniel Kalapsa and Maggie Seats perform in the Artists Repertory production of Winnie the Pooh through December 3 /. 2 8 * WEDNESDAY "W e Are Family! I Got A ll My Sisters W ith Me.” Gay Men Together hosts an open dialogue with lesbian comunities. (7-7:30pm, social, 7:30-9:30 pm, discussion. PSU Neuberger Hall 465, 228-6935r. hotline, 248-6969.) 3 1 * SATURDAY The lesbian and gay recovering community hosts "The Time of My Life," a sober New Year's Eve Dance to benefit Soberfair '89. You didn't know it was possible to have this much fun with out booze, did you? (8 p m -1 am, Northest Service Center, 1819 NW Everett, $6, 231-3760.) Old Wives' Tales Restaurant closes to the public tonight to make way for a wild party for Women w ith Women and Children. Dinner, dancing, noisemakers (no, not the kids), hats and balloons included. (6-10 pm, 1300 E. Burnside, $5-10 sliding scale, kids free, reservations required, 282-1529.) It's a doubly lesbianic affair tonight as The Lesbian Community Project and The Portland Lesbian Choir jointly host a year-end bash. Children are welcome to this D|'d dance with food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (8:30 p m -1 am, Echo Theatre, 1515 SE 37th Ave., $5/$4 members, 245-1429.) Today at noon Greenwich Mean Time (4 am in Oregon), millions of people around the globe join together for an hour of simultaneous meditation and prayer for world peace and healing. World Peace the 21st o f Portland hosts local events. (4 am, Unity CHurch of Beaverton, 12650 S W 5th, 232-3074.) Seattle's Club Soda Asociation and Central Area Community Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center host an exciting alcohol-free alternative for New Year's Eve. Duffy and The Rhythm Dogs and Rumors of The Big Wave provide music with comedy and countdown by Peggy Platt. (Seattle Center House, $12.50 (tickets: Tickelmaster, Peaches Records]. $8 Club Soda members, 13061 324-3307.) Ginny Vida, editor of Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book, invites lesbian photographers to submit photos of lesbians for possible inclusion in the revised edition to be published by E.P. Dutton. Photographs depicting affection, friendship, outdoor scenes, indoor • scenes, lesbians at play, lesbians at work, individual portraits, lesbians engaged in sports or other activities, black, white, Asian American, Latina, Native American, younger, middle-aged, older, abled and differently abled lesbians, as well as lesbians who are national or local movement leaders, are being sought. (G inny Vida, editor, Our Right to Love, 45 Plaza St., #1-C, Brooklyn, NY 11217, [7/81 789-0391.) Harvest Brigades are being organized to assist with the coffee and cotton crops in Nicaragua. Brigadistas live and work alongside Nicaraguan workers, sharing in the hardship and the satisfac tion of the harvest. Brigades are scheduled for November through January, with a special student brigade leaving December 21. (Portland Central America Solidarity Committee, Nancy, 236-7916.) Portland's Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee announces the 1989 Pride Celebration logo con test, which uses the national theme "Stonewall- 20, A Generation of Pride.'' The Oregon artist(s) submitting the chosen logo are to receive $50. Designs must be simple enough that they can be silk-screened on clothing and reduced to button size. ( Deadline: December 15,1988, LCP, PO Box 6611, Portland. OR 9 7228.) L/GHTS (Lesbian/Gay HumanisTS) is a special- interest group that articulates lesbian and gay con cerns to organized humanism and presents humanism in a consistent manner to the lesbian and gay community. The Portland-Vancouver chapter meets regularly. (Jim Scheller, 654-9203.) The Adventure Group meets in front of Lloyd Center Cinemas every Sunday morning for hiking, cross-country skiing or bicycling, depending on the weather. Activities are free and are open to lesbians and gay men. (Recorded message, 8 am, Frida\, through Sunday, 248-9474.) All skill levels are welcome for a game of women's volleyball. (7-9:30 pm, Thursdays, Sunnyside School, 3421 SE Salmon St., $ I .) SisterSong is a group that shares songs and chants, old and new. (Pat, 774-3622.) Men who like to sing are urged to audition for the Portland Gay Men's Chorus. (Auditions, con tact David York, 235-4241; rehearsals: Mondays, 6:30-9:15 pm, 453 Cramer Hall, Portland State University.) G R O U P S Portland Frontrunners is a running group open to all runners regardless of sex or running ability. (Weekly runs are as follows: Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Chin-up Bars. Duniway Park by YMCA. Barbur Blvd.; Thursdav. 6 pm. Mt. Tabor, 232-6004: Saturday. 9 am. Chin-up Bars, Duniway Park.) Meet Downtown Dykes for lunch on a monthly basis. This social and networking gathering is a chance to meet new women and visit with old friends. (Holly, 238-2559, for reservations.) The Portland Lesbian Choir rehearses weekly and welcomes instrumentalists, arrangers and production people. New singing members will be accepted in March 1989. (Marla, 245-1429 or 657-1125.) Women With Women and Children sponsors a support network for lesbian mothers with infants and toddlers. (Patricia, 293-2822.) Women w ith Women w ith Children is a social networking group for lesbians who have or want to have children in their lives, whether as mothers, mothers' partners, "Big Sisters" or adoptive mothers. (Monthly activities flyer: 2717 NE Hancock St., Portland, OR 97212, Holly. 282-1529.) The Bisexual Community Forum is a rap and social group open to men and women. (8 pm, second and fourth Mondays, Old Wives' Tales banquet room, 1300 E Burnside.) A transsexual support group is open to male-to- female, female-to-male, androgynous persons, crossdressers, transvestites and supporters. (284-9531.) Portlbandia's Pride is a monthly social group of gay and lesbian employees of the City of Portland and Multnomah County. (245-2634.) The Portland Lesbian Choir rehearses weekly and welcomes instrumentalists, arrangers and production people. New singing members w ill be accepted in March 1989. (Marla, 245-1429 or 6 57-1125.) t Ample Opportunity, a health organization for fat women, offers a "Fat Women Swim" this fall An hour is provided for open swimming, laps, water play and instruction. This is a safe place for fat women to come together and enjoy themselves away from the judgments of others; a woman lifeguard is on duty. (7.45-8.45 pm, Metropolitan Learning Center Pool. 20 13 NW Glisan St., $2 per session, fat women only. Nancy. 645-0497.) W indfire is a social/support group for people under 21 who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or unsure. (Thursdays, 7-9 pm. Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave.; Saturdays, 2 : 10-4 10 pm, O ld Wives' Tales. 1300 E. Burnside St.: newcomers' meeting, fourth Tuesday, 223-8299.) Lesbian Gardening Club meets monthly to share plants and advice, tour public gardens and visit nurseries. (Susan, 287-9697, or Connie, 775-3919.) Blue Collar Guys, a group for gay males employed in blue-collar jobs, gets together monthly for potlucks and networking. (PO Box 40740. Portland, OR 97240.) Gay and Lesbian W riters meets twice monthly for support and critique of poetry, fiction and non fiction. All are welcome, published or unpub lished. (David or lennifer, 230-9229.) Phoenix Rising is a lesbian and gay service center providing professional counseling (on a sliding-scale fee), information and referrals, social-growth activities, an education program and speakers' bureau, and a big brother/big sister program for gay youth. (Suite 404, 3 11 SW 5th Ave., Portland, OR 97204, 223-8299.) The Gay Bridge Club is a weekly rap and social group for young adults 21 and over. (7:30 pm, Wednesdays, First Congregational Church, South west Madison Street and Park Avenue, use Madison Street entrance, 244-3225.) A support group for women w ith adolescents meets monthly for a potluck and discussions on parenting. (5 pm, third Sundays, Stevie or Marge, 282-2956.) Cascade Guild — Health Care Chapter is a networking group for medical, social, and mental- health workers that meets monthly. (Hazel, 636-0509, or Chris, 297-4314.) A support group for single parents meets weekly for discussions on parenting, referrals, resources, discipline techniques and finding adequate day care. (Sue Kaastad, 238-8819, or Debi McFeron, 249-2825.) Lesbians Enjoying the Sciences is a non technical field trip-oriented group interested in both life and physical sciences. (Lynn, 777-2339.) The Lesbian Gourmet Club is for women who love to cook and eat great food. Monthly potlucks are organized around a particular cuisine or theme. (Jackie, 626-9114.) A support group for abused lesbians meets regularly at Bradley-Angle House. It is faciliated by lesbians and is confidential; childcare is pro vided, donations are accepted. (232-7805.) Portland Power and Trust is an informal sup port group for lesbians interested in safe, consensual S and M. (PO Box 3781, Portland, OR 97208.) SOAR, Portland's outdoor adventure program for adults who have physical disabilities, is offer ing courses in downhill skiing, hiking and canoe ing for the winter of 1988-89. SOAR can take a person with any disability through a step-by-step process of evaluation, adaptation and instruction that w ill ensure the greatest success. Volunteers are needed also; training is provided. (Juli, 238-1613.) Top to bottom: Jeff Resta, Kevin Hadley, Peggy Platt, Eve Eaton, Michael Oaks, and Nancy Lewis perform in The Holiday Survival Game Show. Alice B. Theatre invites you to the 1988 Edition at the Theatre Off Jackson in Seattle, Dec. 1-18. ____________ _____________________ The Other Side is a lesbian and gay social organization that meets on the second Friday of every month. (7 pm, Far West Federal Bank Community Room, 388-23 95.) An HIV-Positive Support Group meets every Wednesday and sponsors a dance every Saturday night. (9 pm-2 am, 388-2395.) Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) provides love and support for all family members and friends. (7 -10 pm, fourth Wednes- day, 233-5415.) Community radio station KBOO 90.7 FM broadcasts Bread and Roses, a weekly feminist/ lesbian public-affairs program; Womansoul, a program of women's music; and Detour, an inter national gay and lesbian public-affairs show. (Bread and Roses, 9-10 pm, Tuesdays; Womansoul, 10 p m -1 am Fridays; Detour, 10-10:30 pm, Sundays, 231-8032.) J êu I m l • 17 • i fXvemher I *>KH >